MRI/NMR-COMPATIBLE, TIDAL VOLUME CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RESPIRATORY AND HYPERPOLARIZED GAS DELIVERY - Patent 1620154

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EP 1 620 154 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(21)	Application number: 04760304.8

(22)	Date of filing: 21.04.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61M 16/12^(1985.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/012237

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/096333 (11.11.2004 Gazette 2004/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

22.04.2003 US 464610 P

(71)	Applicant: Medi-Physics, Inc.
	Princeton, NJ 08540 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BOLAM, Kenneth Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 (US) BORGEN, James Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 (US)

(74)	Representative: Canning, Lewis R. et al
	GE Healthcare Limited Amersham Place Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP7 9NA (GB)

(54)	MRI/NMR-COMPATIBLE, TIDAL VOLUME CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RESPIRATORY AND HYPERPOLARIZED GAS DELIVERY